Utah · Nonprofit
OGDEN DINOSAUR PARK AND MUSEUM FOUNDATION
OGDEN DINOSAUR PARK AND MUSEUM FOUNDATION (Utah) receives grants from 7 organizations whose IRS filings report $137,318 to it, the largest being DONNELL B & ELIZABETH D STEWART EDUCATION FOUNDATION ($50,000). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $1.0M
- Funders on record
- 7
- Grants received
- $137k
- Net assets
- $3.5M
What Ogden Dinosaur Park and Museum Foundation does
Mission
The foundation finances and operates the ogden dinosaur park. Its purpose is to provide historical and paleontology education and activities for children.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Facility and Grounds Maintenance: Significant resources were devoted to restoring and maintaining the parks facilities and exhibits. Following a period of deferred maintenance under previous management, the organization hired outside contractors and independent specialists to perform essential repairs, safety updates, and landscape restoration. These efforts ensured the park remained safe, accessible, and welcoming to the public, preserving the integrity of exhibits and enhancing the visitor experience.
$582,916 spent60% of program spendingEducational Programs: The organizations primary purpose is education and community engagement through its museum and dinosaur park. During the year, staff and educators conducted numerous lectures, guided tours, children's camps, and outreach events, serving thousands of visitors and students. These programs fostered learningin paleontology, natural history, and environmental stewardship. Payroll expenses represent the largest portion of program service costs, reflecting the commitment to high-quality educational programming and visitor engagement.
$291,457 spent$662,332 earned by the program30% of program spendingSpecial Events and Community Engagement: The organization hosted several major events designed to attract and serve the community, including Dinos in the Dark, Dinos in the Snow (featuring themed activities, family photo opportunities, and appearances by costumed characters), and the annual Car Show. These events brought visitors from across the state, supporting local tourism, promoting public education about dinosaurs and natural history, and strengthening community connections.
$97,153 spent$37,195 earned by the program10% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $971,526.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $2.7M to $3.8M (+38%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 5% · 2018 5% · 2019 12% · 2020 43% · 2021 25% · 2022 13%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
3% of OGDEN DINOSAUR PARK AND MUSEUM FOUNDATION’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (63% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Board chair
Shane Lyon
Board Chair
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base narrowed from 2 funders to 1 funder, grant income fell $11k → $156.
1 of 7 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 0% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of OGDEN DINOSAUR PARK AND MUSEUM FOUNDATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
OGDEN DINOSAUR PARK AND MUSEUM FOUNDATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 36% of grant income and the top three 77%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 56% · 2018 73% · 2019 73% · 2020 99% · 2021 71% · 2022 99% · 2023 100% — growing more concentrated.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
90% of OGDEN DINOSAUR PARK AND MUSEUM FOUNDATION's grant income comes from Utah funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $533 arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
OGDEN DINOSAUR PARK AND MUSEUM FOUNDATION's revenue fell 50% between 2017 and 2024.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 5,127 arts & culture nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Organizations like OGDEN DINOSAUR PARK AND MUSEUM FOUNDATION
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Utah
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
91% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
75%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds OGDEN DINOSAUR PARK AND MUSEUM FOUNDATION?
- OGDEN DINOSAUR PARK AND MUSEUM FOUNDATION (Utah) receives grants from 7 organizations whose IRS filings report $137,318 to it, the largest being DONNELL B & ELIZABETH D STEWART EDUCATION FOUNDATION ($50,000). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does OGDEN DINOSAUR PARK AND MUSEUM FOUNDATION have?
- IRS filings report 7 organizations giving $137,318 in grants to OGDEN DINOSAUR PARK AND MUSEUM FOUNDATION, 4 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of OGDEN DINOSAUR PARK AND MUSEUM FOUNDATION?
- DONNELL B & ELIZABETH D STEWART EDUCATION FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $50,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like OGDEN DINOSAUR PARK AND MUSEUM FOUNDATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Utah. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 7 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing